First Commercial Bank, Bloomington, MN, is the 41st FDIC-insured institution to fail nationwide this year. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $63.9 million.

First Commercial Bank, Bloomington, Minnesota, was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Republic Bank & Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky, to assume all of the deposits of First Commercial Bank.

The sole branch of First Commercial Bank will reopen on Monday as a branch of Republic Bank & Trust Company. Depositors of First Commercial Bank will automatically become depositors of Republic Bank & Trust Company. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship in order to retain their deposit insurance coverage up to applicable limits. Customers of First Commercial Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Republic Bank & Trust Company that it has completed systems changes to allow other Republic Bank & Trust Company branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of First Commercial Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of June 30, 2012, First Commercial Bank had approximately $215.9 million in total assets and $206.8 million in total deposits. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the First Commercial Bank, Republic Bank & Trust Company agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Customers with questions about today’s transaction should call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-528-4893. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., CDT; and thereafter from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT.